ICD-10-CM Code E66.0
Obesity due to excess calories
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code E66.0 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of E66.0 that describes the diagnosis 'obesity due to excess calories' in more detail.
- E66.0 Obesity due to excess calories NON-BILLABLE
The ICD code E66 is used to code Childhood obesity
Childhood obesity is a condition where excess body fat negatively affects a child's health or well-being. As methods to determine body fat directly are difficult, the diagnosis of obesity is often based on BMI. Due to the rising prevalence of obesity in children and its many adverse health effects it is being recognized as a serious public health concern. The term overweight rather than obese is often used in children as it is less stigmatizing.
| Specialty: | Endocrinology |
| ICD 9 Code: | 278 |
Children with varying degrees of body fat.
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'E66.0 - Obesity due to excess calories'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code E66.0. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: E66 - Overweight and obesity